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Date:      Sat, 26 Mar 2005 10:12:26 -0500 (EST)
From:      Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
To:        gert.cuykens@gmail.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: .cshrc
Message-ID:  <200503261512.j2QFCR806008@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
In-Reply-To: <ef60af09050325163613828b24@mail.gmail.com> from "Gert Cuykens" at Mar 26, 2005 01:36:05 AM

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> Is .profile read by every shell ?

No.   .profile is read up by the sh shell and its derivatives.

When the csh shell and its derivatives such as tcsh starts, 
its reads up .cshrc.    The effect is somewhat the same, but it uses
the syntax is for csh.     The syntax for .profile is for sh.

The csh shell of more likely not, tcsh, is more friendly for
interacticve use than the sh shell.    Those who like the sh type
syntax nowdays use the derivative bash as their shell.  It is also 
more interactive friendly than plain sh.

////jerry

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